What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[bugnut]

Shes looking ship shape! Beautiful boat!

To tow the boat I built in the same garage. This is a recent picture after significant repairs from the tree damage

 

[kaymccampbell]

Added a second tap to the kegerator (Kolsch and Session IPA)

Cool, but just don't be stumbling along, half in the bag, and find that one tap. To quote every parent n grandparent ever, You'll put yer eye out with that thing.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Ya, that’s a little too low for drunk people.lol

 

[kaymccampbell]

Garage fairy left something for me, I never knew there was a garage fairy, but now I must believe.

I was putting the trash can away after they picked up the trash, and noticed there was something in there.

The things like new, so I hung it up in the garage.

Cant think of a scenario where this happens, so it must be a garage fairy.

So whaddaya have to leave under the bench for em? 10mm sockets?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Ya, that’s a little too low for drunk people.lol

Nuthin's too low fer drunk folks on their way to the ground.

 

[Old Man Roger]

So whaddaya have to leave under the bench for em? 10mm sockets?

Mostly used brake parts and oily rags. No teeth or sockets needed.lol

 

[XJSuperman]

Added a second tap to the kegerator (Kolsch and Session IPA)

Looks you're ready to call the Keg-a-Day Drywall Co.

 

[imma_stocker]

Waiting on oil based paint to dry. Not my hopes and dreams coming true but we need these gates and stalls done ASAP.

 

[garfieldzzz]

Unloaded an steel drawer cabinet off the trailer, emptied it, cleaned and stored it. Need to clean the drawers they are full of **** as it was industrial surplus.. My back says not today.

Its like a Lista but Italian

 

[kaymccampbell]

Burned little Valentinos. Succeeded in plugging in Otto's space heater to the same circuit as the laser burner. When the compressor kicked in, at the same time the heater element kicked, the breaker popped. Restarted the burner with a new sheet. Life continues.

 

[GRN96WS6]

Replaced my auto hubs on my SD.

 

[Snip's]

Did a little work out in the garage today, nearing completion on my Delta 820 disc sander motor refurb...
When I acquired it, the brushes access panel had gone missing sometime during it's 80+ year time span...
Naturally, this allowed a large quantity of sawdust and wood chips to get sucked inside the motor...
Missing access panel covers this opening...


I took careful measurements... Created a CAD line drawing... Test fitted the paper template...
Glued the drawing to a piece of 16 gauge HR mild steel...


Punched the two screw holes on the centers with my Whitney #5 Jr hand punch (1.2 ton punching capacity).
Nice clean screw holes, punched like it was going through butter...



Cover has been cut to size and has one coat of etching primer... Waiting to dry, so I can apply the finish color coat...

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

Blew the motor apart on my RAS project. Took lots of pictures so I can get get it back together after some cleaning and paint. Bearings appear in great shape, so I'm going to let them ride for the time being.

 

[Outlawmws]

Blew the motor apart on my RAS project.

If it has any hesitation on startup - or needs a "nudge", replace the starting cap.

 

[dwasifar]

I raised the roof on a bird feeder.

Perhaps you recall the suet feeder I made last year:



This was not as popular with the birds as I'd hoped, and so on the theory that the suet blocks were too hard to get at, I lifted the top an inch and a half:



Let's see if that helps.

EDIT: It did help. Birds are using it already.

 

[Indexmill]

Blew the motor apart on my RAS project. Took lots of pictures so I can get get it back together after some cleaning and paint. Bearings appear in great shape, so I'm going to let them ride for the time being.

No, replace the bearings with Japanese ones.

 

[nadogail]

Made another Elevated Raised Bed Planter Box, and Three pairs of end panels for those that will be put together in the next few days.

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

No, replace the bearings with Japanese ones.

The bearings are in great shape, smooth and quiet, There's evidence (wiring/ cord) that someone had been in there previously. Your post made me go take a closer look at the bearings. NTN's (Japanese) are already in there. The bearings on my initial inspection appeared not to have the same miles/ use on them as the rest of the motor and components if any at all, more along the lines of the cord so I breezed right past them. Unless they have an issue once under power, they will stay.

 

[pcfithian]

Here’s the oak tree fall on the boat that was the reason for the trailer repair. Had to replace the engine and fuel tank as well as repair a 3” hole punched through the deck and bottom.

 

[phred]

Started the clean up and refurbishment of the newly acquired bandsaw. 32 oz of purple stuff, 2 cans of engine degreaser, lots of scrubbing and at least now you can see the machine and all the parts than need repair.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Here’s the oak tree fall on the boat that was the reason for the trailer repair. Had to replace the engine and fuel tank as well as repair a 3” hole punched through the deck and bottom.

I feel like that boats jinxed.

 

[Dixie_Flatline]

I feel like that boats jinxed.

It definitely seems that King Neptune does not favor this vessel. Was it re-named without a proper ceremony?

 

[Chevy72pu]

Recently I noticed that the golf cart was making a scrubbing sound when turning. I investigated and found that the leaf spring bushings needed to be replaced. One pic is the new ones I installed. One pic is what was left of an old one. I think it was time to change them.

 

[GreenIron]

While my bride was sweeping the shop floor yesterday , I was playing around at the fab table and decided to stick a few pieces of scrap metal together.







I took me only 2-beers to make it.

 

[brit vet]

A mate has set his lad up with the launch of a new clothing range (seven sins) and he asked if he and a film crew could use the Corvette garage as a location. Laid a few rules down including no external shots, no food in the garage and yes the cars are fibreglass so no need to tap them to see yourself. Started off by arriving 30 minutes late which is a pet peeve of mine especially on Sunday morning..

Whole thing took a full eight hours and I stayed throughout as they needed some motion shots and sorry, you can sit in it making engine noises but no way you're driving them!

Happy it was over until yesterday when they asked to come back on Sunday next to film some 'missing' footage

 

[swsman]

Changed the oil/filter yesterday.
Put everything away after.

 

[Jay__Dub]

Put away all of yesterday's mess, and put the truck battery on the charger for a while, then on to the tender. Started the Vette and ran it a while. Got cold. Came inside.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Changed the oil/filter yesterday.
Put everything away after.

That is still my favorite cold weather yard creeper.

 

[larry4406]

Changed the oil/filter yesterday.
Put everything away after.

That is still my favorite cold weather yard creeper.

I too use the cardbox box mat method!

Great minds think alike!

 

[LeonardY]

Check out Wesley Treat on TooYube. He's got just that thing.

Great... I just got sucked into his channel all morning.

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

Here’s the oak tree fall on the boat that was the reason for the trailer repair. Had to replace the engine and fuel tank as well as repair a 3” hole punched through the deck and bottom.

That hurts to look at, it may have been enough to get me out of boating for a while.

My grandfather was a boat builder, I grew up around it. I know the work...You did a heck of a job on the repairs.

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

I think I have all the painting done on the RAS project. Short work day, nice weather and took advantage of it.

 

[swsman]

That is still my favorite cold weather yard creeper.

The only creeper I own, Amazon keeps me stocked up.

 

[Outlawmws]

I have a vintage/antique creeper, I restored; but I either use a hard plastic sheet recycled from a stripped treadmill, for small quick jobs, a larger plastic/vinyl sheet from a commercial door that de-laminated, or, like Ya'll, cardboard, -all make sliding in and out easy, and the cardboard insulates in cold weather.

Heck I've fallen asleep under a vehicle on cardboard, many years ago when I routinely "burned the candle at both ends".

 

[kaymccampbell]

I have a vintage/antique creeper, I restored; but I either use a hard plastic sheet recycled from a stripped treadmill, for small quick jobs, a larger plastic/vinyl sheet from a commercial door that de-laminated, or, like Ya'll, cardboard, -all make sliding in and out easy, and the cardboard insulates in cold weather.

Heck I've fallen asleep under a vehicle on cardboard, many years ago when I routinely "burned the candle at both ends".

The cardboard also pads against driveway rocks.

 

[nadogail]

After getting my haircut and going to Home Depot and the produce market, i enjoyed a Peanut Butter Sandwich and assembled another couple of Planter Boxes.

 

[Outlawmws]

The cardboard also pads against driveway rocks.

Absolutely! they are also easily disposable and replaceable. I've used them in the mountains as well.

I do like my plastic slide sheets for oil changes though; if you drip, it's an easy cleanup.

 

[rcktpwrd]

More power steering pump fun!

I cleaned up the area using some engine degreaser sprayed on a rag and wiped off as much as I could, not perfect but much better. I then got the pump in place and the pressure line connected and tightened along with the reservoir hose, reconnected the radiator hose, new serpentine belt in place and filled the reservoir with fluid. Still have the alternator, cooling fan and shroud to reinstall. Gonna have to get a gallon of coolant to replace what spilled out.

 

[XJSuperman]

 

[kaymccampbell]

It's very blue.